The Lakers 2024 Offseason Thread

[DJ Fieri]

The Lakers are the Dallas Cowboys of the NBA, more concerned about their brand vs winning championships.

Well, the Cowboys haven't had a Championship in how long?

The Lakers just got one a few years ago.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Just posted this in the main offseason NBA thread. Was not about to type it all over again.

 

[DJ Fieri]

We got a C from Bobby Marks on our offseason. Basically, the draft.

Getting a shooter in Knecht and a project in Bronny.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Can we sticky this, @trojanfan12?

Step away from the weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed!!!!!!

 

[DJ Fieri]

I think we also need to bring Gary Vitti out of retirement!!!!

First Kendrick Nunn and now Gabe Vincent......2 guys from the Miami Heat.

Damaged goods? I am hoping Gabe can bounce back. Maybe, he can help us out next season?

 

[DJ Fieri]

Gary Vitti: Decisions Lakers Have Made Makes It 'Hard' To Root For Them

Former trainer Gary Vitti said that decisions the Los Angeles Lakers franchise has made over the years make it hard to root for them.

lakersnation.com

 

[Retroram52]

That is why the Buss family should sell the club to another buyer/owner. They don't know what the hell they are doing.

 

[Retroram52]

The Lakers could pick-up this FA and Bertrans could fill-in the vacancy left by Prince.

Lakers gifted perfect sharpshooting target from tanking team

The Los Angeles Lakers need to add around the edges before the 2024-25 season and were just gifted an excellent new target.

lakeshowlife.com

 

[DJ Fieri]

Just summer league but Maxwell Lewis is balling.

 

[DJ Fieri]

The Lakers could pick-up this FA and Bertrans could fill-in the vacancy left by Prince.

Lakers gifted perfect sharpshooting target from tanking team

The Los Angeles Lakers need to add around the edges before the 2024-25 season and were just gifted an excellent new target.

lakeshowlife.com

We have 15 players on the roster right now.

 

[DJ Fieri]

This Arms kid on the Kings has 24 points, 10 boards and 5 assists...

 

[DJ Fieri]

Kuhse and Hinson may make the G-League.

 

[Retroram52]

Good re-signing since the Lakers missed on Edey. Dude is developing into a decent Center. He may see more playing time this season.

Lakers re-signed Colin Castleton to a two-way contract

The Lakers have retained Colin Castleton, an intriguing undrafted big man they signed last summer.

www.yahoo.com

 

[Retroram52]

This guy does this alot. He has cleaned-it-up a bit recently but...

 

[Retroram52]

Nice addition from the Mavs.

Lakers are adding Greg St. Jean to JJ Redick’s coaching staff

New Lakers head coach JJ Redick now has another assistant on his staff.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[shopson67]

This didn't age well....

Not necessarily. They have been in various talks with various teams, just nothing concluded as of yet.

 

[shopson67]

I think we also need to bring Gary Vitti out of retirement!!!!

First Kendrick Nunn and now Gabe Vincent......2 guys from the Miami Heat.

Damaged goods? I am hoping Gabe can bounce back. Maybe, he can help us out next season?

People wanted Vitti gone towards the end too because of injuries. Injuries happen.

 

[shopson67]

The Lakers could pick-up this FA and Bertrans could fill-in the vacancy left by Prince.

Lakers gifted perfect sharpshooting target from tanking team

The Los Angeles Lakers need to add around the edges before the 2024-25 season and were just gifted an excellent new target.

lakeshowlife.com

Meh. At this point, Knecht is the Prince replacement.

 

[shopson67]

That is why the Buss family should sell the club to another buyer/owner. They don't know what the hell they are doing.

What would you have them do? They have a full roster of 15 players currently (mistake by Rob of giving out player options to league min contracts aside). They tried to get Klay and Demar, they signed elsewhere (Demar for too much, Klay for less). Valanciunas came off the board too quickly for the Lakers to be a factor, since they were always going to pursue Klay first. Lakers need trades, and trade season has been slow to get going with FA open. Bad trades are worse than no trades, and teams like Portland are asking too much for the Lakers' targets. I'm glad they didn't try to compete with the Kings for Demar, that's too much for someone who is a questionable fit (spacing the floor weakness).

I agree that the front office is lacking, but I don't think the inactivity of the past week is on them at this point.

 

[Retroram52]

An article was released last week indicating that the GM for the TrailBlazers is deliberately putting up roadblocks for the Lakers in their quest to trade for Jeremi Grant. The author describes how they continually demand way high compensation such as two number ones and a second for Grant when everyone league-wide knows Grant is not worth that sort of compensation level.

Any offer by Pelinka is immediately put on hold. The gist of the article was that the rest of the league and the new CBA is geared to remove teams like the Lakers and Celtics who dominate Championship banners in favor of a more even distribution of Championships. So there exists a sort of negative collusion against the Lakers whenever they want to improve themselves. It is something the Lakers can't fight now.

Why ask the question, "what would you have them do", Shopson when I already provided the answer in the first sentence of my post. Sell the franchise to somebody who knows how to overcome the present adversity against the Lakers which is quite evident in this offseason trade period.